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Negatron2
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THT cabinet

#1 Post by Negatron2 »

Is there any problem with making the exterior of the cabinet from 3/4" plywood and then adding a 1" layer of Perota wood, keeping internal dimensions the same as the 1/2" thick walls? I will still be adding stiffening to the internals but with holes cut into them.

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Negatron2 wrote: Fri Mar 10, 2023 6:02 pm Is there any problem with making the exterior of the cabinet from 3/4" plywood and then adding a 1" layer of Perota wood, keeping internal dimensions the same as the 1/2" thick walls? I will still be adding stiffening to the internals but with holes cut into them.
You could, but why? The 1/2 is plenty stiff and the outer layer will make it even more so.....that's gonna' be one heavy cab....

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#3 Post by Negatron2 »

I want it to match my Perota Horns...which will be sitting on top. I mainly wanted to know if making the outer cabinet thicker would change the sound.
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#4 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

Use veneer. And don't use 3/4" plywood, unless you have a fork lift. As for placing mains over subs, 99% of the time that's a bad idea. Mains are placed to give the best imaging, subs to give the best overall in room response. That's almost never within the same footprint.

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My mains are MEHs and are corner loaded...hence put the sub horns under them.

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#6 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

Corner loading is good, but the subs and mains won't necessarily give the best results in the same corners. In most rooms you get a better result with one sub in the front of the room and one in the rear of the room.

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